Throughout the past
decade the FBI office in Massachusetts has suffered numerous
high-profile scandals and blunders. But how do these isolated
incidents impact the Bureau's overall performance in that district?
Using TRAC data, Boston Globe reporter Ralph Ranalli revealed
a downward trend over the last decade that has left the beleaguered
Boston FBI office among the least active for referrals and least
successful for convictions of all FBI offices in the nation. Ranalli
also used TRAC data to refute Boston FBI assertions that the low
rankings are due to a focus on "longer-term, complex fraud
and organized crime investigations." Ranalli's piece prompted
calls from area elected officials for further investigation and
more stringent oversight of the Boston FBI office
